Tuesday, 27 March 2012

1st Blogiversary ~ $200 Giveaway as a Thank You

One year already, wow! On March 27th, 2011, I started "Blood, Sweat & Carbs" out of a desire to share my thoughts about raising a child with Type 1 Diabetes. I didn't know what direction it would take, nor how long it would last, yet 1 year and 12,000 hits later, here we are!

I've known for a while that I wanted to do something big for the blogiversary; a special thank you to my readers for their ongoing support, love, and comments. Then I stumbled upon Accu-Chek Canada's "Care to Win" contest and I knew exactly what I wanted to do! Accu-Chek understands that for successful diabetes care, an awesome support crew is a huge benefit, so they want to thank those supporters. How? In conjunction with their "We've Got You" campaign (for more details on the campaign itself, read my earlier post here), Accu-Chek Canada is currently running a contest on Facebook in which they are giving away $200 to one lucky winner, every week for 8 weeks, and a grand prize of a $3500 getaway (click image below to enter). In return, they are asking fans what they would do with the $200 if they won.


So what would I do with $200? Give it to you, dear reader. In fact, that is EXACTLY what I am going to do. Starting today, March 27th, 2012, I am launching my first ever blog giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a $200 prepaid credit card!! The contest is open to anyone, and all you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post, before midnight (PST), May 6th, 2012, telling me what you would do if you won the $200. Be sure to include your name in the comment. Any comments without a name will be eliminated.

But that's not all. After leaving a comment on this post, earn up to 5 extra entries by doing any or all of the following:

1) Follow Blood, Sweat & Carbs via Google Friend Connect (1 extra entry)
2) "Like" the brand new Blood, Sweat & Carbs Facebook page (1 extra entry)
3) Share this post on Facebook (1 extra entry)
4) Follow @bloodsweatcarbs on Twitter and tweet about this contest (1 extra entry)
5) Blog about this giveaway (and send me the link!) (1 extra entry)

The lucky winner will be randomly selected, May 7th, 2012, via draw at http://random.org. Once drawn, the winner will have 72 hours to email me at bloodsweatcarbs@shaw.ca to claim their $200 prepaid credit card or a new winner will be randomly selected.
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17 comments:

  1. Madisons Mom still waiting for the cure28 March 2012 at 14:55

    If I won two hundred dollars I would take Madison and I on a girls day out.We would shop for frilly girly things and then have lunch somewhere fun.

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  2. Johanna B28 March 2012 at 14:55

    The first thing I would do is place an order from Amazon for the three amazing diabetes books I've read in the past couple of months. I would then donate them to our diabetes learning center so that others could learn from the. After that I would buy healthy foods to nourish myself that I can't otherwise afford on my food budget.

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  3. sky013829 March 2012 at 13:16

    how exciting! If I won I would take my local D-Mom friends out for beer and cheesecake and laughs...:o)

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  4. Retro Computing Grotto29 March 2012 at 13:36

    If I won the $200 card I'd get you to send it to my Aunt who has Diabetes and has just been sent home from hospital by the insurance company (not the Doctors I might add) as it would help with the costs of some of the care she currently needs.

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  5. Joanne31 March 2012 at 07:04

    I think I woud give the money to my Mom so that she could use it towards a flight to come see her grandkids. She lives in Winnipeg and there are no direct flights here and it's expensive. Elise and Mattias are her only grandkids and it kills her to be so far away.

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  6. Anonymous3 April 2012 at 11:16

    Si je gagne je paye un repas àla cabane à sucre à ma famille

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  7. Lexia Nash3 April 2012 at 11:21

    I would use this to buy an early birthday gift for my son Rory who turns 4 years old May 15th :) thx for this chance!

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  8. Anonymous3 April 2012 at 11:24

    si je gagne je paie un bon repas chez madison avec ma famille

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  9. Anonymous3 April 2012 at 11:28

    Si je gagne, j'offre un bon souper en compagnie de ma soeur pour fêter son anniversaire.

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  10. manuelvizcayalois3 April 2012 at 11:32

    I will buy healthier foods.

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  11. karenalex55@3 April 2012 at 11:42

    i would just plain ol grocery shop me and my granchildren are craving fresh fruits and veggies........thank you

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  12. mckaydarrell@hotmail.com3 April 2012 at 12:16

    I would buy a new pair of running shoes. I have been power walking/jogging 5 days a week to manage my type 2 diabetes. So a new pair of shoes would help with my journey

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  13. JodiG273 April 2012 at 13:00

    If I won the $200 I would give it to my son, Noah(age 6...T1). I know he would think of something awesome to do with his momma. A fun filled day for sure. :)

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  14. Annick3 April 2012 at 17:49

    Si je gagne... je m'achète de nouveaux vêtements pour prendre soin de moi pour me sentir belle même avec mon diabète, merci :)

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  15. Anonymous3 April 2012 at 21:37

    My name is Sharla and I would buy diabetic supplies such as strips. Since my hubby and I lost our jobs in '09 its been a struggle to buy enough supplies to upkeep myself and our 16 yr old daughter. Thanks for the chance.

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  16. Anonymous4 April 2012 at 06:40

    Go for a nice dinner. Jen, you are doing such an amazing job with this blog! xxx. Raulito

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  17. mojo16 April 2012 at 09:18

    Hi my name is Joanne Strecker Whye and if I won the gift card I would go shopping for some food and take my girls for a wonderful picnic and girls day out.

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